CHARLIE’S SHAKE

CHOREOGRAPHER: Ms. Charlie Milne 7/97
COUNT: 32
TYPE: 4 Wall Line Dance
LEVEL: Beginner
MUSIC:  I Feel Lucky by Mary Chapin Carpenter
	My Heart Has A History by Paul Brandt
	The Shake by Neal McCoy***

*** When dancing to "The Shake", repeat counts 1-8 when you are facing the 
back wall the 2nd and 3rd time (at the start of the 7th and 11th rotations).
This will allow you to "Shake it to the left" and "Shake it to the right", 
"Shake it real funky" and "Shake it real low" when Neal tells you to!

SHIMMY LEFT, TOUCH RIGHT

1	Step to left side with LEFT foot 
	as you wiggle hips and shake shoulders
2	Hold foot position and continue with wiggles and shakes
3	Touch RIGHT toe next to left foot, continue with wiggles and shakes
4	Hold foot position and continue with wiggles and shakes

SHIMMY RIGHT, TOUCH LEFT

5	Step to right side with RIGHT foot 
	as you wiggle hips and shake shoulders
6	Hold foot position and continue with wiggles and shakes
7	Touch LEFT toe next to right foot, continue with wiggles and shakes
8	Hold foot position and continue with wiggles and shakes

WALK IN PLACE (WITH ACCENTED BODY RHYTHM!)

9	Step in place with LEFT foot next to right foot
10	Step in place with RIGHT foot next to left foot
11	Step in place with LEFT foot next to right foot
12	Step in place with RIGHT foot next to left foot

LEFT STRUT, RIGHT STRUT

13	Step in place with toe/ball of LEFT foot
14	Drop LEFT heel down
15	Step in place with toe/ball of RIGHT foot
16	Drop RIGHT heel down

SHIMMY BACK, STEP TOGETHER

17	Touch LEFT toe back as you wiggle hips and shake shoulders
18	Hold foot position and continue with wiggles and shakes
19	Place LEFT foot next to right foot and 
	continue with wiggles and shakes
20	Hold foot position and continue with wiggles and shakes

SHIMMY FORWARD, STEP TOGETHER

21	Touch RIGHT toe forward, lean forward and 
	continue with wiggles and shakes
22	Hold foot position and continue with wiggles and shakes
23	Place RIGHT foot next to left foot and 
	continue with wiggles and shakes
24	Hold foot position and continue with wiggles and shakes

KICK, CROSS, KICK, TOGETHER

25	Kick LEFT foot forward
26	Cross LEFT foot in front of bent right leg
27	Kick LEFT foot forward, straighten right leg
28	Place LEFT foot next to right foot

KICK, CROSS, TURN/KICK, TOGETHER

29	Kick RIGHT foot forward
30	Cross RIGHT foot in front of bent left leg
31	Kick/turn 1/4 turn left with RIGHT foot, straighten left leg
32	Place RIGHT foot next to left foot

REPEAT

This Step description was approved by the 
choreographer on 20 August 1997
From:	linedncr@premier1.net (Knox Rhine)

Reformatted for display on web site 
Dancing Deep In the Heart of Texas
by Don & Patti Brown
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